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A trailing stop is a type of stop-loss that automatically follows positive market movements of an asset you are trading. If your position moves favourably but then reverses, a trailing stop can lock in your profits and close the position.

On a long position, a trailing stop will be set below the current market price of the asset being traded. On a short position it will be above the current market price. It is set at a percentage level or set amount of points away from the market price of any given asset, and as it moves it maintains that distance from the current price.

Trailing stops are used to protect the profits on a successful trade, differing from other types of stop that are intended only to minimise losses.

CFDS are leveraged products. CFD trading may not be suitable for everyone and can result in losses that exceed your deposits, so please consider our Risk Disclosure Notice and ensure that you fully understand the risks involved.

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CFDs are leveraged products. CFD trading may not be suitable for everyone and can result in losses that exceed your deposits, so please consider our Risk Disclosure Notice and ensure that you fully understand the risks involved.